Jeremiya
52:1 USedekiya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanye lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi yena
wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye eJerusalema. igama likanina lalinguHamutali
indodakazi kaJeremiya waseLibina.
52:2 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, ngokuvumelana nakho konke
ayekwenzile uJehoyakimi.
52:3 Ngoba ngenxa yentukuthelo kaJehova kwenzeka eJerusalema futhi
uJuda, waze wabalahla ebusweni bakhe, lowo Sedekiya
bayihlubuka inkosi yaseBabele.
52:4 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesishiyagalolunye wokubusa kwakhe, ngenyanga yeshumi.
ngosuku lweshumi lwenyanga uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele wafika.
yena nayo yonke impi yakhe, ngokumelene neJerusalema, futhi wamisa ngokumelene nalo, futhi
wakha izinqaba ngakulo nxazonke.
52:5 Ngakho umuzi wavinjezelwa kwaze kwaba unyaka weshumi nanye wenkosi uZedekiya.
52:6 Futhi ngenyanga yesine, ngosuku lwesishiyagalolunye lwenyanga, kwaba khona indlala
kwaba nzima emzini, kwaze kwangabangakho sinkwa kubantu bezwe.
52:7 Khona-ke umuzi waphulwa, futhi wonke amadoda empi abaleka, futhi waphuma
waphuma emzini ebusuku ngendlela yesango phakathi kwezingange zombili;
eyayingasensimini yenkosi; (manje amaKaledi ayeseduze komuzi
bazungeza:) bahamba ngendlela yasethafeni.
52:8 Kodwa ibutho lamaKaledi waxosha inkosi, futhi wayibamba
uZedekiya emathafeni aseJeriko; yonke impi yakhe yahlakazeka
yena.
52:9 Khona-ke bayibamba inkosi, futhi bamyisa enkosini yaseBhabhiloni
iRibila ezweni laseHamati; lapho amgweba khona.
52:10 Inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yawabulala amadodana kaZedekiya phambi kwamehlo akhe
wazibulala zonke izikhulu zakwaJuda eRibila.
52:11 Khona-ke wakhipha amehlo kaZedekiya. inkosi yaseBabele yambopha
ngamaketanga, bamyisa eBabele, bamfaka etilongweni kwaze kwaba sekugcineni
usuku lokufa kwakhe.
52:12 Manje ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngosuku lweshumi lwenyanga, okuyinto kwaba
ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalolunye kaNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele, uNebuzaradani wafika.
induna yabalindi, eyayisebenzela inkosi yaseBabele, yangena eJerusalema;
52:13 Futhi washisa indlu kaJehova nendlu yenkosi; kanye nazo zonke
izindlu zaseJerusalema, nazo zonke izindlu zezikhulu, wazishisa ngazo
umlilo:
52:14 Futhi yonke impi yamaKaledi, ababekanye induna
qaphelani, zidilizeni zonke izindonga zaseJerusalema nxazonke.
52:15 Khona-ke uNebuzaradani, induna yabalindi, wathumba abathile
kwabampofu babantu, nensali yabantu abaseleyo
emzini, nabahlubukayo, abawela enkosini yaseBabele,
labanye abantu.
52:16 Kodwa uNebuzaradani, induna yabalindi, washiya abathile kwabampofu
umhlaba wabalimi newabalimi.
52:17 Futhi izinsika zethusi ezazisendlini yeNkosi, futhi
izisekelo, nolwandle lwethusi okwakusendlini kaJehova, the
AmaKaledi ahlephuka, alithwala lonke ithusi lazo, alisa eBabele.
52:18 Amakhanzi, namafosholo, nezindlawu, nezitsha, namafosholo.
nezinkezo, nazo zonke izitsha zethusi ababekhonza ngazo
bahambe.
52:19 nemicengezi, nemicengezi yomlilo, nezitsha, nezinkezo,
izinti zezibani, nezinkezo, nezindebe; okwakuyigolide
ngegolide, nalokho okwesiliva kuyisiliva, yathatha induna yenkosi
linda kude.
52:20 Izinsika ezimbili, nolwandle olulodwa, nezinkunzi eziyishumi nambili zethusi ezazingaphansi komfula.
izisekelo inkosi uSolomoni eyayizenzile endlini kaJehova yayiyithusi
yazo zonke lezi zitsha zazingenakulinganiswa.
52:21 Futhi mayelana izinsika, ukuphakama kwensika eyodwa kwaba eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili
izingalo; umucu oyizingalo eziyishumi nambili wawuzungeza; kanye nokuqina
laliyiminwe emine; laliyigobongo.
52:22 Kwakukhona isihloko sethusi; nokuphakama kwesihloko esisodwa kwaba
izingalo ezinhlanu, inenetha namapomegranati phezu kwezihloko nxazonke
mayelana, konke okwethusi. nensika yesibili kwakukhona namapomegranati
njengalezi.
52:23 Kwakukhona amapomegranati angamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesithupha ohlangothini; kanye nazo zonke
amapomegranati phezu kwenetha ayeyikhulu nxazonke.
52:24 Futhi induna yabalindi wathatha uSeraya, umpristi omkhulu, futhi
uZefaniya umpristi wesibili, nabalindi bomnyango abathathu;
52:25 Wathatha futhi emzini umthenwa, owayephethe amadoda
impi; namadoda ayisikhombisa ayeseceleni kobuso benkosi, wona
zatholakala emzini; kanye nombhali omkhulu webutho, ngubani
wabutha abantu bezwe; lamadoda angamatshumi ayisithupha ebantwini
izwe, ezafunyanwa phakathi komuzi.
52:26 Ngakho uNebuzaradani, induna yabalindi, wabathatha, wabaletha
inkosi yaseBabele eRibila.
52:27 Futhi inkosi yaseBhabhiloni wabashaya, futhi wababulala eRibila in
izwe laseHamati. Kanjalo uJuda wathunjwa esandleni sakhe
umhlaba.
52:28 Yilaba abantu uNebukadinesari abathumbile
ngomnyaka wesikhombisa abaJuda abayizinkulungwane ezintathu namashumi amabili nantathu;
52:29 Ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili kaNebukadinesari wathumba
iJerusalema abantu abangamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amathathu nambili;
52:30 Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nantathu kaNebukadinesari, uNebuzaradani
induna yabalindi yathumba abaJuda abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa
abantu abangamashumi amane nanhlanu; bonke abantu babe yizinkulungwane ezine nesithupha
ikhulu.
52:31 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa wokuthunjwa kuka
uJehoyakini inkosi yakwaJuda, ngenyanga yeshumi nambili, ngenyanga yesihlanu
ngosuku lwamashumi amabili lwenyanga ka-Evili-merodaki inkosi yaseBabele
ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kwakhe kwaphakamisa ikhanda likaJehoyakini inkosi yakwaJuda,
wamkhipha etilongweni;
52:32 Futhi wakhuluma ngomusa kuye, futhi wabeka isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi
amakhosi ayenaye eBhabhiloni,
52:33 Futhi washintsha izingubo zakhe zasetilongweni, futhi wayedla njalo isinkwa ngaphambili
kuye zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe.
52:34 Futhi ukudla kwakhe, kwakukhona ukudla njalo wanikezwa inkosi yase
IBhabhiloni, usuku ngalunye isabelo kuze kube usuku lokufa kwakhe, zonke izinsuku ze
impilo yakhe.